Art will always be art.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it is securely founded; that it be successfully executed.

The assault of our enemies is not part of our life; it is only part of our experience; we throw it off and guard ourselves against it as against frost, storm, rain, hail, or any other of the external evils which may be expected to happen.

To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.

Napoleon for the sake of a good name broke in pieces half the world.

The useful may be trusted to further itself, for many produce it and no one can do without it; but the beautiful must be specially encouraged, for few can present it, while yet all have need of it.